validate. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

validate

SYLLABICATION:	val·i·date
PRONUNCIATION:	vl-dt
TRANSITIVE VERB:	Inflected forms: val·i·dat·ed, val·i·dat·ing, val·i·dates 1. To declare or make legally valid. 2. To mark with an indication of official sanction. 3. To establish the soundness of; corroborate. See synonyms at confirm.
OTHER FORMS:	vali·dation —NOUN


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